About 540 reported decisions, two-thirds of them federal, discuss land patents in [[Texas]]. Due to its history as its own sovereign nation, federal ownership of land in Texas is a relatively small 1.9%, and thus federal land parents are relatively rare there.<ref name="B"/> | About 540 reported decisions, two-thirds of them federal, discuss land patents in [[Texas]]. Due to its history as its own sovereign nation, federal ownership of land in Texas is a relatively small 1.9%, and thus federal land parents are relatively rare there.<ref name="B"/> |